The Cortez Journal

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  Lebanon was a booming place in the Valley

S. H. Phlegar of Dolores wrote this story in February of 1934 about events in the Montezuma Valley in 1909. This is from the "Anna Florence Robison interviews in 1934."
Lively Times in the Montezuma Valley in 1909

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  Mitchell Springs: Water under the rock

Mitchell Springs may be referred to as the first town site for the City of Cortez. The first in this series on Mitchell Springs in 1882 may be found in the January issue of Looking Back published by the Cortez Journal.

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  Mitchell Springs in 1882 was a welcome rest for travelers

Just mention the name of Mitchell Springs to any old timer or one of their descendants and they'll tell you that Mitchell Springs was often referred to as the first town site for the City of Cortez. Traveling down South Oak and across the bridge is a large sign "Mitchell Springs Ruins Group" but the "Drinking Water Springs" are east of this area.

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  Mills in the Valley

The best fry bread makers know Blue Bird Flour is the best to use. Cortez Milling, which grinds the famous flour, has been in business for more than 80 years, but it was not the first flour mill in Cortez. Those fry bread makers, and anyone else who uses the local flour, probably don’t know farmers and flour mills have had a very interesting...

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  Perley Wason, business pioneer

Dale Davidson, a member of the Montezuma Historical Society has offered these articles for the Looking Back series.

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  Just ‘Steve’ — Part IV The Turner letters

Dale Davidson, a member of the Montezuma Historical Society has offered these articles for the Looking Back series.

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  Just ‘Steve’ — Part III

In last month’s column, letters Stephen Smith sent to investors across the United States were reviewed. This month we will look at letters he sent to and about people in our area between 1891 and 1896. As the Secretary of the Cortez Land and Investment Company, he was forced into interactions with local people that could become difficult, but his...

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  ‘Just Steve’ — Part II

Dale Davidson, a member of the Montezuma Historical Society has offered these articles for the Looking Back series.

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  Just ‘Steve’

Dale Davidson, a member of the Montezuma Historical Society has offered these articles for the Looking Back series.

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  Lizard Head has changed landscape of SW Colorado

Lizard Head has fallen
Mancos Times-Tribune, Dec. 29, 1911
The skyline of the mountains to the southwest of Telluride was changed last night when through some mighty upheaval of nature, the taller spire of Lizard Head fell with a roar to the depths below.